[ASA] 2016-25 Decadal Plan preparation

[Stuart Wyithe]

Dear colleagues,

The National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) carries out a formal strategic planning process on a 10-year time scale. This provides the opportunity for Australian astronomy to carry out a stock take of its capabilities, assess its impact both nationally and internationally, provide a vision for the future, and to set priorities and develop strategies on how that vision might be implemented.

The document New Horizons, A Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy 2006-15 has been influential as a tool for presenting our vision to key stakeholders outside the research sector. This includes Australian Astronomy's key stakeholder, the Commonwealth Government, as well as industrial/research partners both nationally and internationally. As the currency of the last Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy concludes in 2015, it is now time to consider the process for producing the next Decadal Plan, covering the period 2016-25.

The NCA has formulated a proposed structure and timeline for the preparation of the 20016-25 Decadal Plan, which is set out in the attached document. The proposed structure and timeline was described at the ASA ASM on July 11th, and the presentation from this talk is also attached to this email.

The NCA would now like to call for

1) feedback on the timelines and structure of the planning process, and

2) nominations for interest in participation or leadership of the working groups.

The NCA encourages participation in preparation of the Decadal Plan from a broad cross-section of the Australian astronomy community. Please provide feedback (to swyithe at unimelb.edu.au<mailto:swyithe at unimelb.edu.au>) by the 12th of September.

Best regards,

Stuart


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Professor Stuart Wyithe
Australian Laureate Fellow
Chair, National Committee for Astronomy
School of Physics
University of Melbourne
Vic, Australia  3010

Phone:  +61 3 8344 5083
Fax:  +61 3 9347 4783
Email: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au<https://evserver2.unimelb.edu.au/EnterpriseVault/swyithe@unimelb.edu.au>

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